Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows
Business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years in November as a robust service…
Asia 2026: Our top 6 questions shaping the outlook
How did Asia’s growth story unfold in 2025, and what’s on the horizon for 2026? Overall, Asia’s GDP growth was…
AI companies’ safety practices fail to meet global standards, study shows
The safety practices of major artificial intelligence companies, such as Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Meta, are “far short of emerging…
Global accounting body consults on new model for assessing bank risks
Banks could give investors a clearer view on how they manage risks, such as those associated with changing interest rates,…
US manufacturing production flat in September
U.S. factory production was unchanged in September as manufacturing remained constrained by tariffs on imports. The flat reading in manufacturing…
ECB urges Italy to reconsider proposal on central bank’s $300 billion gold
The European Central Bank has urged Italy to reconsider a parliamentary amendment asserting that the national central bank’s gold reserves…
UK services firms report slower growth, more job cuts in lead up to budget, PMI shows
Growth among Britain’s services firms declined last month and employment contracted the most since February in the run-up to the…
Bond termites, not vigilantes, are the big risk
Worry less about so-called vigilantes and pay more attention to bond-market termites. That, at least, is the message from financial…
Asia 2026: 6 questions for Korea’s recovery
Why is the economy expected to recover more quickly in 2026 than in 2025? Korea’s economy is very reliant on…
If equality prevails, next UN chief will be a woman, says top contender Grynspan
Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica’s former vice president and a frontrunner to become the next United Nations secretary-general, said that if…